Members of the regular armed forces, their bereaved spouses and civil partners and seriously injured reservists.

Gypsy/Travellers applying for a pitch on a South Gloucestershire Traveller site only.

Applicant living in a South Gloucestershire supported housing scheme accessed through the Single Access Service.

Applicant living in a refuge or other form of safe temporary accommodation in South Gloucestershire, where the accommodation is either commissioned, or provided by South Gloucestershire Council, having escaped domestic abuse in another local authority area. This exemption will only apply where the household does not have access to any other suitable, settled accommodation.

If an applicant is under 18 years of age their application will normally not be accepted onto the housing register. We will make exceptions in the following circumstances:

Young people leaving South Gloucestershire Local Authority care and for whom there is a care leaving duty.

Any person accepted as statutorily homeless (if they cease to be homeless they will become ineligible for the housing register until they reach the age of 18).

Who cannot use the service?

You cannot use this service unless you have completed an application form on the housing register.

There are also some people who by law are not eligible to apply for housing. Applicants will not be eligible to join the register if they are not entitled to public funds due to their immigration status. Applicants who will be excluded from joining the register include households who,

Are subject to immigration control,

Only have a right to reside in the UK because they (or a member of their household) are a jobseeker,